Red clay flat tea pot

Ceramics

Craft Company: Jinshu Touen

ORIGIN: Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture
MATERIAL: Red Clay

Here lies the taste of tea

Pursuing the utmost flat shape, this Tokoname tea pot draws out the taste of tea. Upon opening the lid and seeing the careful craftmanship applied to the tea strainer, we find the beauty of hand craft. Together with the beauty of the red clay, it is a masterpiece which enriches our life.

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Six Ancient Kilns
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A collective name for six distinctive ancient kilns in Japan, which have been famous for their pottery from medieval times to the present day. These include kilns in the Seto, Tokoname, Shigaraki, Echizen, Tanba-Tachikui and Bizen regions.
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